paternity leave

noun

: time off from a job given to a father after a child is born

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Complicating matters even further in the short-term, Xander Bogaerts went on paternity leave on Tuesday as Will Wagner arrived from El Paso to serve as the DH and five-hole hitter. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 There is also a call-up in the 15-man squad for Essex batter Jordan Cox, who was due to make his Test debut in New Zealand at the end of 2024 while Jamie Smith was on paternity leave before badly damaging a finger in practice. Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Efforts to increase births have accelerated in recent years as the full scale of the population crisis has become clearer, with new policies ranging from childbirth and housing subsidies to encouraging more fathers to take paternity leave. Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 The internal complaint and the EEOC charge centered on discrimination regarding paternity leave, disability and race. Chase Jordan june 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity leave

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“Paternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity%20leave. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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